Category: 7. SciTech

One of the most studied organisms on Earth has a nose for danger that scientists are just beginning to understand. The mere whiff of dangerous bacteria is enough to put the immune system of a roundworm on high alert. Like humans smelling ‘off’ food from the fridge, the olfactory neurons of the… Continue Reading

One of the most studied organisms on Earth has a nose for danger that scientists are just beginning to understand. The mere whiff of dangerous bacteria is enough to put the immune system of a roundworm on high alert. Like humans smelling ‘off’ food from the fridge, the olfactory neurons of the… Continue Reading

What if scientists could take cells from both living and dead organisms and turn them into entirely new organisms beyond life and death? While it might sound completely out of this world—something you’d expect to see in a science fiction novel—that’s precisely what scientists… Continue Reading

A group of researchers from Binghamton University in New York has created quite the artificial plant. This new plant is not only capable of cleaning the air, but it can also generate electricity. The group made the air-cleaning plant “for fun” using five biological solar cells as… Continue Reading

So overall, the weight loss we see from these high-quality studies is very small, and mostly with no change in body composition. The studies included people with different diseases, and most were from the Middle East or the Indian subcontinent. So we can’t be certain we would see this effect in… Continue Reading

The Comet A3 has been dubbed by many as the brightest comet of the year. While it has already been visible from Earth once, this weekend will be the last time it is viewable for an entire century. That’s the bad news out of the way, now time for the good. This weekend will be…

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week – from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter They key to stopping your pets from fighting like cats and dogs may lie in… Continue Reading

Australian scientists have found an unlikely accomplice in the fight against an exploding sea urchin problem that is stripping the continent’s temperate reefs bare. The East Australian Current is intensifying as a result of global warming, pushing tropical waters and many species that inhabit… Continue Reading